767 W Blaine St, Riverside, CA 92507

Sushi Station is located about 2-3 blocks down from the UCR campus, in the same plaza as Tapioca Express. The place is easily overlooked since it is in the corner of the plaza. Once you enter Sushi station is a whole different story. You would never expect the place to look this nice by looking at it on the outside. As soon as you enter the waitress usually tells you to sit wherever you want.

The place has a lot of pictures of their items to give you an idea of what their dishes look like. Their menu also has a nice amount of pictures as well. I’m a visual person myself and I would like to see what I’m ordering before I order it. Not only do they serve Japanese food, but they also have some Korean dishes.

Before we even ordered our waitress brought us each a bowl of miso. I already knew what I was going to order before I stepped in the door. I always see people order the Spicy Chirashi-Korean Style($10.95) and I’ve always wanted to give it a try. It consists of rice on the bottom, a bed of salad in the middle, assorted fish on the top, and then topped of with some roe. Our waitress then gave me a red squeeze bottle full of the spicy sauce that you would normally eat with bibim bap (I’m not sure what it is called so if anyone can correct me on this I would glady appreciate it). This item is pretty much bibim bap with sashimi pieces on top. The different types of fish made it really enjoyable to eat and I would constantly switch off between the tuna, salmon, albacore, tilapia and tamago. If you are extremely hungry then this is the item to order and trust me the portion for this is huge.

Since the Spicy Chirashi bowl was so good I decided to try their regular Chirashi($9.95). Sushi rice is layered on the bottom and then topped of with sashimi slices. I’m not a big fan of imitation crab and I would have rather they not add to the bowl. I didn’t enjoy this as much I did the Spicy Chirashi and was kind of a dissappointment for me. Although I did get more fish in this one then I did in the Spicy Chirashi. If you are in the mood for sashimi and not that hungry go for this item.

My friend ordered the Spicy Chicken($6.95). The chicken is lightly battered and deep fried and then topped with their special spicy sauce. I particularly liked how they plated this and their use of a clear square plate. If you are on a budget or a student then this item is for you. It will fill you up and not leave your wallet empty!

Taste: 7/10
Service: 3/5
Presentation: 4/5
Total: 14/20